{"id":24110,"date":"2023-12-22T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T00:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24110"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:05:53","slug":"nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-2-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/22\/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-2-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For several generations, youngsters have enjoyed watching shows on the Nickelodeon cable channel for kids.\u00a0 Heck, even when I was little back in the 80\u2019s, I enjoyed watching Nick shows such as You Can\u2019t Do that on Television, Danger Mouse, and Double Dare.\u00a0 Even more recently I\u2019ve been known to watch shows on that channel like Invader ZIM and The Penguins of Madagascar.\u00a0 My younger brothers would watch shows on Nickelodeon, too, such as Rugrats and SpongeBob Squarepants.\u00a0 A couple of years ago we got a Smash Bros. clone featuring Nickelodeon characters from all generations<\/strong><\/a>, and now we get a sequel to that.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on nearly all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve played Smash Bros., you\u2019ll know what to expect here.\u00a0 You hit opponents to make their damage meter go up, which knocks them back further the higher it is.\u00a0 If you can knock another player off the stage borders, you\u2019ll score a victory or point, depending on the rules.\u00a0 You have a button for quick and strong attacks, plus one for \u2018smash\u2019 attacks and jumping.\u00a0 You can also block, dodge, and taunt with the shoulder buttons.\u00a0 There are items to pick up, mostly healing foods, but not as much as there is in Smash.\u00a0 Fill up a slime meter and you can do a super move like the Final Smash ones.\u00a0 Play control is also a bit looser, but it gets the job done.<\/p>\n

There is quite a robust selection of games modes this time, too.\u00a0 You can battle up to four players in couch co-op in Battle Mode, or go Online.\u00a0 For single players, there is a lengthy campaign with a story and giant bosses like King Jellyfish and the Flying Dutchman.\u00a0 Other single player modes include an Arcade mode where you go through a series of fights, a Boss Rush, Mini Games like popping balloons or platforming challenges, and a Dojo for practice and training.\u00a0 So there is plenty to do.<\/p>\n

Of course the most important thing in these types of games is what characters are in them, so I\u2019m going to list all the initial lineup.\u00a0 Of course there will probably be more with DLC later, but as of this writing, here\u2019s who is included: SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mecha Plankton, El Tigre, Rocko, Jimmy Neutron, Lucy Loud, Angry Beavers, Garfield, Ang, Korra, Azula, Raphael, Donatello, April O\u2019Neil, Danny Phantom, Ember, Grandma Gertie, Gerald, Nigel Thornberry, Invader ZIM, Jenny, Reptar, and Ren & Stimpy.\u00a0 I don\u2019t even know who some of those characters are, like who is Ember and Grandma Gertie?\u00a0 There are also lots of stages based on locations from the shows, too.\u00a0 But the best part is that this game includes voices from all the characters, and there\u2019s a lot of it!\u00a0 In earlier Nickelodeon kart racers and the last Brawl game, they didn\u2019t have voices at first.\u00a0 The Brawl one got voices later with an update, but they\u2019re here right from the start in the sequel, and it really makes a difference.\u00a0 Makes the game feel more complete and polished.<\/p>\n

The game still has some problems, though.\u00a0 Aside from the looser controls, I also don\u2019t like some of the design choices in the Campaign mode.\u00a0 For instance, if you lose all your stock before beating the boss, you have to start the whole run over again, and it\u2019s randomly generated every time.\u00a0 And the way you buy power ups in it bogs the game down.\u00a0 Of course it\u2019s not as good as Smash Bros., but you shouldn\u2019t expect it to be.\u00a0 Despite the problems, I can really tell the development team was enthusiastic about making this game as detailed as possible.\u00a0 For instance, I love how one of Garfield\u2019s alternate outfits is his pirate costume from Garfield\u2019s Halloween Adventure (I\u2019m a big Garfield fan).\u00a0 So if you enjoy Smash Bros. style games and like Nickelodeon characters, you\u2019ll want to check this one out.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 is rated E-10 With ESRB descriptors of Comic Mischief and Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 You do hit other cartoon characters, but if you\u2019re OK with your kids watching Nick shows, they\u2019ll be OK with this game.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the menu and tutorial text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Even though there are multiple difficulty selections, younger gamers may need help with some of the tougher fights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For several generations, youngsters have enjoyed watching shows on the Nickelodeon cable channel for kids.\u00a0 Heck, even when I was little back in the 80\u2019s, I enjoyed watching Nick shows such as You Can\u2019t Do that on Television, Danger Mouse, and Double Dare.\u00a0 Even more recently I\u2019ve been known to watch shows on that channel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-movie-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24110"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24112,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24110\/revisions\/24112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}